Petra Kvitova looked to her right as she sat down in the U.S. Open’s main interview room for her final post-match news conference as a professional tennis player, and the two-time Wimbledon champion saw what she was hoping for.

Kvitova’s final WTA Tour title came in 2023 on the grass at Berlin. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world and had eight top 10 seasons (2011-2015 and 2018-2020). A four-time Olympian, Kvitova won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova bade an emotional farewell to professional tennis on Monday after her first-round defeat at the U.S. Open, saying she was most proud of her resilience and major triumphs during a memorable two-decade career.